William Henry Smith School is a school located in Brighouse. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.2%, which is 4.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Boothroyd, Brighouse, HD6 3JW
Website: www.whsschool.org.uk
Telephone: 441484710123
School Type: Non-maintained special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sue Ackroyd
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107589

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 80
Number of Pupils: 72
Number of Boys: 72
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.89 Confidence interval -3.84 to -1.94
Of the 8 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 7 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:86%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:3.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Field Lane Primary School
Burnsall Road , Rastrick HD6 3JT 		2out of 4 465 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Carr Green Primary School
Carr Green Lane , Rastrick HD6 3LT 		4out of 4 1,071 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Longroyde Primary School
Longroyde Road , Rastrick HD6 3AS 		3out of 4 1,119 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Old Earth Primary School
Lower Edge Road , HX5 9PL 		4out of 4 1,224 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
Waterloo Road , HD6 2AN 		3out of 4 1,917 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rastrick High School
Field Top Road , Rastrick HD6 3XB 		3out of 4 947 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighouse High School
Finkil Street , HD6 2NY 		3out of 4 2,510 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities
Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT 		3out of 4 2,975 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Park Lane Academy
Park Lane , Exley HX3 9LG 		1out of 4 3,268 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Henry Smith School
Boothroyd , HD6 3JW 		4out of 4 0 yd Non-maintained special school No Boys More About School
Highbury School
Lower Edge Road , Rastrick HD6 3LD 		4out of 4 764 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Compass Community School North
Long Lea House , 5 Halifax Road HX5 0SH 		- not rated 2,950 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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